Number of transboundary breeds in World
World: Number of transboundary breeds was 1,126 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
1,126
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 37 groups
All-time high
1,126
in 2024
All-time low
719
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000β2025
Number of transboundary breeds in World, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of transboundary breeds in World stood at 1,126. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of transboundary breeds in World peaked at 1,126 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 719, in 2000.
World ranks 1st of 37 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 925.8 | 719 | 1,098 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,099 | 1,098 | 1,099 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,117 | 1,099 | 1,126 | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More development goals data for World
- Red List Index 0.7449 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 444.14 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,956 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1,110 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 366 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3,606 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7,377 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8,098 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3.62 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 2.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of transboundary breeds in World?
- Number of transboundary breeds in World was 1,126 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of transboundary breeds recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1,126 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of transboundary breeds recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 719 in 2000.
- How does World rank for number of transboundary breeds?
- World ranks 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of transboundary breeds rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of transboundary breeds (including extinct ones). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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